Diurnal variation of number concentration and size distribution of ultrafine particles in the urban atmosphere of Beijing in winter

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 933-938

  SHI, Zong bo ^a   HE, Ke bin ^a   YU, Xue chun ^b   YAO, Zhi liang ^a   YANG, Fu mo ^c   MA, Yong liang ^a   MA, Rui ^a   JIA, Ying tao ^a   ZHANG, Jie ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSI Asia Pacific Beijing Representative   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Aitken mode; fine particles; new particle formation; nucleation mode

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; MIXING; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; WIND EFFECTS;

AITKEN MODE; NUCLEATION MODE; ULTRAFINE PARTICLES; WIND SPEED;

AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; DISPERSIONS; MIXING; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; WIND EFFECTS;

AITKEN NUCLEUS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASON; TIME;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHINA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TIME FACTORS;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34547737347     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(07)60154-5     Document Type: Article

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